Mississippi
State Facts
Deaths, or 59.3% of total overdose deaths involved opioids in 2024.¹
Opioid prescriptions were dispensed in 2023. That’s 6,237 every day.²
Opioid Prescriptions were written for every 100 persons in Mississippi in 2023.³
Beneficiaries on Medicare Part D had Opioid Use Disorder in 2022.⁴
Opioid Settlement Funds
National approved use: providing support for non-opioid pain treatment alternatives, including training providers to offer or refer to multi-modal, evidence-informed treatment of pain.
Member & Endorser Footprint
Co-Sponsors (119th)
Rep. Michael Guest (R-MS-3)
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
2025 Introduced Relevant Legislation
HB 1389
Ensures that no nonopioid drug approved byFDA for treatment or managment of pain will be disadvantaged or discouraged with respect to coverage relative to any opioid.
Introduced
01/20/2025Plan Impact
MedicaidVoices Letters
SB 2386 Gov. Policy Director Letter of Support
SB 2386 Gov. Chief of Staff Letter of Support
SB 2386 Gov. Legislative Director Letter of Support
1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025). Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/drug-overdose-data.htm
2. The Mississippi Opioid and Heroin Data Collaborative (2024). Provisional Data Report Calendar Year 2023. https://pmp.mbp.ms.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/OHDC%20Report_Annual_2023_05.02.23.pdf
3. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2024). Opioid Dispensing Rate Maps. https://www.cdc.gov/overdose-prevention/data-research/facts-stats/opioid-dispensing-rate-maps.html
4. Office of the Inspector General (2023). The Consistently Low Percentage of Medicare Enrollees Receiving Medication to Treat Their Opioid Use Disorder Remains a Concern. https://oig.hhs.gov/documents/evaluation/2722/OEI-02-23-00250-Complete%20Report.pdf